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Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
Ferid Murad was an American physician and pharmacologist, His research demonstrated that nitroglycerin relaxes smooth muscle by releasing nitric oxide into the body. This work led to him sharing the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Murad and his brothers were raised as Catholics.
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Ferid Murad was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Ferid Murad's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1936 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.19 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,100 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,900 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 128.1M | 341 million |
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